Taylor County, VA

Headnote
Williamsport, sometimes called Prunty Town, is the county-seat. It is situated near the ferry across Tygart's Valley River, 209 miles northwesterly from Richmond, and 18 NE. by E. from Clarksburg. It contains 3 stores, 1 Methodist and 1 Baptist church, and about 30 dwellings. Rector College, an institution founded in 1839, is located here; it had, by the census of 1840, 110 students. (Historical Collections, 1852)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Pruntytown, VA City or Town
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